Being modern, sufficiently competent for an appointment (2,2,4)
'being modern' is the definition.
('up to date' can be a synonym of 'modern')
'sufficiently competent for an appointment' is the wordplay.
'sufficiently competent' becomes 'upto' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'sufficiently' bit.).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'an appointment' becomes 'date' ('date' can be a synonym of 'appointment').
'upto'+'date'='UP-TO-DATE'
Can you help me to learn more?
'being modern' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'sufficiently competent for an appointment' is the wordplay.
'sufficiently competent' becomes 'upto' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'sufficiently' bit.).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'an appointment' becomes 'date' (synonyms).
'upto'+'date'='UP-TO-DATE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for up to date that I've seen before include "Trendy" , "Contemporary" , "in fashion" , "Following modern trends" , "hip" .)